diff --git a/shortcuts/pr/pr.go b/shortcuts/pr/pr.go
index 03f537f..230ef01 100644
--- a/shortcuts/pr/pr.go
+++ b/shortcuts/pr/pr.go
@@ -476,7 +476,17 @@ func enrichPullRequestClosedAt(ctx *common.RuntimeContext, env *output.Envelope)
 		return nil
 	}
 	pr, ok := data["pull_request"].(map[string]interface{})
-	if !ok || !isClosedPullRequest(pr) || stringField(pr, "closed_at") != "" {
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// Backfill merged_at from the pull_request payload if missing. Issue #14
+	// reported that pr +view lacked merged_at even though the API docs expose it.
+	if mergedAt := stringField(pr, "merged_at"); mergedAt != "" {
+		if _, has := data["merged_at"]; !has {
+			data["merged_at"] = mergedAt
+		}
+	}
+	if !isClosedPullRequest(pr) || stringField(pr, "closed_at") != "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 	issue, ok := data["issue"].(map[string]interface{})